Mike Evans

Budgeted at over 8 billion dollars, LAMP is the biggest capital improvement program in Los Angeles history. This high profile program entails 4 major landside projects that will transform LAX into a world class airport, significantly improve access and reduce traffic congestion in and around LAX.

The MSC Program includes a new passenger concourse facility and will be located in the central area of the airfield, west of Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). The MSC North Project consists of an 11-gate concourse, aircraft parking aprons, taxiways/lanes, utilities and provision for conveyance systems, including a potential automated people mover. A Design/Build contract was awarded in late 2014 and the project is expected to be complete in late 2019.

(Los Angeles, California – January 27, 2017) Qantas today unveiled its new $30-million maintenance and engineering facility at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It is one of the largest commercial hangars in North America and the first specifically designed to accommodate the Airbus A380.

The 613,543-square-foot facility will be used to carry out maintenance checks on Qantas’ A380 and Boeing 747 aircraft during ground time in Los Angeles. It will also have capacity to support… Show more

(Los Angeles, California – January 27, 2017) Qantas today unveiled its new $30-million maintenance and engineering facility at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It is one of the largest commercial hangars in North America and the first specifically designed to accommodate the Airbus A380.

The 613,543-square-foot facility will be used to carry out maintenance checks on Qantas’ A380 and Boeing 747 aircraft during ground time in Los Angeles. It will also have capacity to support Qantas’ new B787-9 Dreamliner when it enters service later this year.

With 50 percent more space than the airline’s previous hangar at LAX, which was also used to maintain A380s and B747s, the facility has the capacity for four aircraft to be worked on simultaneously. Its higher capacity is expected to cut the time it takes to carry out maintenance tasks by about 20 percent. Its size means Qantas will also have the ability to bid for work on other carriers’ aircraft.

The new building has enabled Qantas to consolidate its property footprint in Los Angeles, with 40 corporate employees moving into new offices in the hangar and joining the team of local engineers.

Qantas’ previous hangar at LAX was built at the start of the jet era in 1958. It was demolished to make way for broader improvements to the airport, triggering the construction of the new Midfield Satellite Concourse addition to the Tom Bradley International Terminal. Show less

The proposed project is for the construction of a new Secured Area Access Post (SAAP) to provide a fully functional, secured access point onto the Airport Operations Area (AOA) on the west side of LAX. A new SAAP is needed on the west side to replace SAAP 5 which has been taken out of service, and SAAP 21 which will be removed to enable other airport projects. The proposed replacement SAAP would accommodate all types of vehicles that require access to the AOA (construction, aircraft service… Show more

The proposed project is for the construction of a new Secured Area Access Post (SAAP) to provide a fully functional, secured access point onto the Airport Operations Area (AOA) on the west side of LAX. A new SAAP is needed on the west side to replace SAAP 5 which has been taken out of service, and SAAP 21 which will be removed to enable other airport projects. The proposed replacement SAAP would accommodate all types of vehicles that require access to the AOA (construction, aircraft service vehicles, vendors, LAWA, etc.), and would be the prototype for any future SAAPs and/or improvements to existing SAAPs at LAX. The proposed project would only affect vehicles accessing the AOA and would not increase existing passenger capacity or the number of aircraft operations at LAX. Show less

The LAX West Aircraft Maintenance Area Project (hereafter referred to as the proposed Project) would grade approximately 84 acres in the southwestern portion of the airfield (hereafter referred to as the Project site) and develop approximately 68 acres of the 84 acres with taxiways and aircraft parking apron areas, maintenance hangars, employee parking, service roads, and ancillary facilities (i.e., related storage, equipment and facilities). The proposed Project would be able to accommodate up… Show more

The LAX West Aircraft Maintenance Area Project (hereafter referred to as the proposed Project) would grade approximately 84 acres in the southwestern portion of the airfield (hereafter referred to as the Project site) and develop approximately 68 acres of the 84 acres with taxiways and aircraft parking apron areas, maintenance hangars, employee parking, service roads, and ancillary facilities (i.e., related storage, equipment and facilities). The proposed Project would be able to accommodate up to 10 Airplane Design Group (ADG) VI aircraft, such as the Airbus A380, or a mix of smaller aircraft on the site.The proposed Project would not increase passenger or gate capacity and would not increase flights and/or aircraft operations at LAX, but would consolidate, relocate, and modernize some existing maintenance facilities and activities. Show less